Toy cap revolver with ejector



April 18, 1961 J. H. wElMER TOY CAP REVOLVER wrm EJECTOR Original FiledNov. 5, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 10H13 i v LOADlNG POSITION INVENTOR JOHNHWEIMER April 18, 1961 J. H. wElMER TOY CAP REVOLVER WITH EJEcToROriginal Filed Nov. 5, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lO 1117 R LIM IT OF EJECTION STROK E FIG. 4..

INVENTOR United States Patent O 'roY CAP REvoLvER wrm EJECroR Jolm H.Weimer, Manheim, Pa., assigner to The Hubley Manuf Company, Lancaster,Pa., a corporadon ot Pennsylvania No. 2,855,715, dated Oct. 14, 1958,Ser. No. 620,373, Nov. 5, 1956. Application for reissue Oct. 2, 1959,Ser. No. 844,151

5 claims.` (cl. tz-ss) Matter enclosed in heavy brackets appears ln theoriginal patent but forms no part of this reissue specilicatlon; matterprlnted in italics indicates the additions made by reissue.

This invention relates to an improvement in toy rearms, moreparticularly to a toy revolver of the type using toy shells in thecylinder. f

While toys of this type have previously been made,

nevertheless, they have not realistically simulated the standardcounterpart, and generally do not provide adequately simple and safemeans for either ejecting or reloading the simulated shells in therotating cylinder or drum.

The present invention includes in its organization, a drum unit having achambered cylinder housing a mating ejector each made in one piece andslidably intertting in yspring tensioned relation, the cylinder beingrotatably supported in axially xed relation to the barrel portion of thefirearm frame while the ejector is moved automatically to shell ejectingand cap scavenging portion by the pivotal movement of the barrelrelative to a cam supported in the handle or stock. After the completionof the ejecting and scavenging stroke, a spring pressed sliding detentis engaged by a portion of the barrel near the limit of the movement ofthe barrel relative to the stock to permit the ejector to snap back toreloading position. p

One of the objects of the invention is, therefore, to provide a noveldrum unit including a cylinder and a complementary ejector axiallymovable therein having as many tubular anvil or cap detonating elementsas there are chambers in the cylinder, and which will not only eject thesimulated shells but also harmlessly scavenge debris before fresh capsare reloaded.

Another object is to provide each individual anvil whose impact face orcap seat is provided with an opening leading to a firing compartmentwhereby the gases of detonation are safely trapped while only aportion'of the spent smoke may escape about the cylinder to add realismto tiring.

A further object is to render the scavenging stroke of the ejectorcomplete in relation to each chamber and to also fully retract theejector when the barrel is broken to full open position to facilitatereloading of caps and simulated bullets.

A still further object is to provide positive means on the barrel fortripping the spring pressed detent, which controls the cam on thescavenging stroke of the ejector, at the end of each stroke, thereby topermit the ejector as a whole to move back to reloading position underthe force of the spring confined between the cylinder and the ejector.

With'the above and other objects in vewwhich will more readily appear asthe nature of the invention is s i Re. 24,967 Reissued Apr. 18, 1961 2tially in vertical section, showing, in full lines, the position of thecylinder and the ejector with simulated shells and caps in tiringposition, the dotted line position being the relative disposition ofparts just prior to the inal shell removing and cap scavenging stroke ofthe ejector.

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic sectional view illustrating the ejector at thelimit of its cap scavenging stroke before the detent has been tripped bythe abutment on the barrel portion of the revolver.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged lmore or less diagrammatic sectional view showingthe relative positions of parts when the barrel is tiltedto the limit ofits position in relation to the stock, to "move the detent to releasethe cam, the ejector being shown in fully retracted position, thuspreparing the cylinder for reloading.

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. l.

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views of the drawings.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, the revolver comprises a barrelportion designated generally as A, a stock portion B, and a drum unithaving a rotatable cylinder C for holding dummy or simulated shells Dand masking or housing an ejector E.

As will later more` fully appear in detail, the relative movementbetween the cylinder C and ejector E is controlled by a cam F and aspring yurged detent G moved by abutment H on the barrel portion of thegun, to release the detent from the cam.

The cylinder is rotated by means of a trigger mechanis`m T operating aratchet arrangement R such as that generally shown, for example, in theBrubaker Patent No. 2,088,891 dated August 3, 1937.

The stock portion of the simulated firearm is also provided with ahammer T' for striking the simulated shells D to detonate a cap heldbetween the inner end of the simulated shell and the cap seats of anvilelements of the ejector E. The trigger, the hammer, and

the means for rotating the cylinder C are conventional p and will not bedescribed in detail herein.

The barrel A is, as usual, made in two mating half sections heldtogether by rivets or the like and is connected to the stock B by thepivot pin 1 so that it may be tilted with reference to the stock forreloading.

The barrel portion A is held or secured in position relative to thestock B by a spring latch 2 pivoted at 3 and having a recess forclearing the stock section fastening bolt or rivet 3 while the keeperlugs 4 engage surfaces 4n to hold` the barrel normally locked to thestock. Although only one of such lugs is shown in the drawings, it willbe understood that there are two and that they extend in oppositedirections. In order'that the barrel and stock may be placed in theposition shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, latch 2 must be lifted by theusers lingers gripping lugs 4 and raising the latch against the tensionof the relatively stiff spring S on pivot 3 to cause lugs 4 to clear thekeeper surfaces 4.

Also, the latch 2 has an additional function, namely, that of holdingthe cylinder C and ejector E of the drum in registering telescopedrelation so that the cylinder normally masks the ejector, as will beapparent from Fig. 1. This telescoped relation of the cylinder and theejector is elected and maintained because the front end of the ejectorbody abuts face A' of the barrel portion and the depending shoulder 5,on the underside of the latch 2, engages the rim of the rear end wall 6of the body of the cylinder.

The medial portion of the rear end wall 6 has an 'axial opening 7, andin addition, the end wall is proj vided with a planetary arrangement ofopenings leading Meer ably move in the chambers 8. The cap seating facesof the anvil elements are each provided with an opening 11 leading tothe interior compartment which has a gas and smoke escapement opening12.

As will be clearly seen from Figure 5, the cylinder C is provided with aplurality of longitudinal internal ribs C, and the side wall E' of theejector vis provided with a plurality of grooves E2 which slidablyreceivesaid ribs to permit the body of the ejectorl Eto slide within itsmasking cylinder and yet be interlocked against angular movement so thatboth the cylinder C vand ejectorgE will turn or rotate together.

The internal medial portion ofthe ejector body is provided with a socket13 having an open forward end and a rear end wall in which the axialshaft 14 is lixed. This shaft has a rear end portion 15 adapted to slidethrough the central opening 7 (Figs. l, 2 and 3) and ,the front end 16is joumalled in the sleeve 13 on the rear face A of the barrel and whichsleeve forms the side wall of the socket.

The forward portion 16 of the shaft normally projects beyond thetelescoped registering cylinder and ejector into a clearance space inthe barrel portion A forwardly of the face A and which barrel portionalso houses the cam F. The spring 17 surrounds the rear portion 15 ofthe shaft 14 and is confined between the inner side of the rear cylinderwall 6 and a shoulder 18 on the inner end of the socket 13.

The spring 17, therefore, normally tends to urge the ejector andcylinder apart so that the rear wall 6 is held firmly against theshoulder 5 of the latch 2, and the collar 19 of the ejector body is heldin engagement with the face A of the barrel portion A.

The spring 17 is, therefore, normally compressed to the desired degreebut becomes further compressed upon tilting of the barrel A on pivot 1,as shown in dotted lines in Fig. l and in full lines in Fig. 2, toprovide an augmented source of energy. This energy when released is ofsufiicient magnitude to return the ejector to full line position ofFigs. 1 and 3 after said ejector has completed its scavenging stroke(Fig. 2) to remove the simulated shells D and scavenge the debris ofspent caps of the seats 10. This phase of the operation will becomeapparent from the `following description.

When the cylinder C and ejector E are 'in the telescoped lregisteringrelation shown in full ilnes in Fig. 1, the tip 16'i of the shaftportion 16 engages with an oiset finger 21 carried by the cam F which,as previously indicated, is mounted to turn on the pin 1. The cam F, ata point substantially diametrically opposite the finger 21, is providedwith a recess 22 which provides a shoulder 23 adapted to -be engaged bythe head 24 of the detent G slidably mounted in the guide `25 in thestock portion B. While 23 and 24 are engaged, tilting movement of thebarrel to unload, will cause the ejector to move outwardly in thecylinder. The guide 25 contains a spring 26 which normally urges thedetent G outward so that its head 24 is in continuous engagement withshoulder 23 until approximately the end of the ejecting and scavengingstroke of the ejector, as for example shown in Figs. l and 2, whereinthe solid abutment H on the barrel portion approaches and eventuallyengages (Fig. 3) the exposed end of the detent G to move it rearwardly.'As the -barrel portion continues to be tilted, to the limit of itsscavenging stroke, the head 24 of the detent is moved rearwardly and outof engagement with then shoulder 23. When this occurs 4 i the force ofthe spring 17 will V return the ejector to the loading position shown inFig. 2.

In connection with the cam F it will be seen from Fig. 4 that the stockportion B is provided with the outer bifurcated arm portions 27 and 28in which the outer ends of the -pivot pinl are mounted. As will also beseen from Fig. 4, the mating -sections of the barrel portion A areprovided with spaced bifurcated portions 29 and 30, the former having aboss 29a upon which the cam Fis freely mounted to readily yield to andbe actuated by the spring energized shaft 15-16 whose end 168L alwaysengages the outer end of cam linger 21. The pivot pin 1 passes throughthe outer bifurcated portions 27 and 28 and the inner bifurcatedportions 29 and 30 as well as the spacing stud 29", and has its endspeened over to secure the barrel portion and stock together at thepin 1. When the end 16l of shaft portion 16 is moved by spring 17 itwill return cam F clockwise as the detent G is pushed out of engagementwith shoulder 23 of the cam, as shown in Fig. 3.

The cycle of operations may be described as follows:

Assuming that the telescoped and interlocked cylinder C and ejector Eare in the full line position shown in Fig. 1, the tip 16a of the shaft16 of the ejector will engage the arm 21. The telescoped and interlockedrelationship of the cylinder C and ejector E is due to the internal ribsC2 of the cylinder slidably engaging with the grooves E2 in the sidewall El of the ejector, as will be apparent from Figure 5. The chambers8 of the cylinder having the simulated shells D therein and percussioncaps placed on the cap seats 10, the usual manipulation of the hammer bythe trigger will cause the hammer to strike the simulated shells anddetonate the caps D', one after the other, since the cylinder and theejector are turned by standard type ratchet mechanism.

When a round of shells has been tired and it is desiredto reload thedrum comprising the cylinder C and ejector E, the latch 2 is liftedslightly to clear keeper surfaces 4' to disconnect the barrel portion Afrom the keeper`4 on the stock, but, immediately upon the latchdisengaging the stock, the shoulder 5 on said latch still retains thecylinder C and ejector E in axially interlocked relation. As the barrelportion A continues to tilt on the pin 1 it will be seen that the tip16' of the shaft 16 will bear on the linger 21, compressing spring 17,while the cam F is held by head 24 of the detent G engaging shoulder 23.'I'he dotted line position in Fig. l illustrates the position where theanvil elements substantially reach the entrances of the chamber 8, andif desired, the user can remove the shells D with his lingers. However,in most instances the barrel portion A will be tilted as far as theconstruction permits so that, as shown in Fig. 3, when the abutment Hengages with detent G the cam will be released and shaft 15--16 will befree to vmove with the ejector to cause the anvil elements of theejector to be forced to substantially coplanar relation (Fig. 2) withthe rear wall 6 of the cylinder thereby to not only completely eject theshells, but also remove any cap debris on the seats 10. v

Immediately subsequent to the completion of the scavenging stroke of theejector (Fig. 2), the abutment H moves the detent G and the compressedspring'17 will shift the ejector and also the cam F back to its originalposition. The user may thenput the caps in the chambers 8 by simplydropping them in the cavities thereof until they rest on the seats 10and the solid shells D can be replaced. Thereafter, the barrel portion Amay be relocked with the stock by the spring latch 2 and the toy isready for another round of tiring caps.

I claim:

1. Inv a toy revolver, the combination, comprising, a stock, a barrel,[pivoted to the stock,] a drum unit mounted between the barrel and thestock [in the barrel] plurality of shell receiving openings incommunicatief with said shell receiving chambers, and an ejectorslidable within and masked by the cylinder and having [elongatedtubular] anvil elements slidably telescoping within the chambers of thecylinder to remove shells from said chambers.

2. In a toy revolver, the combination, comprising, a stock, a barrel,[pivotally mounted on the stock,] a drum unit rotatably mounted [in thebarrel] between the barrel and the stock and including, a cylinderprovided with shell receiving chambers and having a rear end wallprovided with a plurality of shell receiving openings communicating withsaid shell receiving chambers, a plurality of longitudinal inwardlyprojecting ribs on the cylinder, and an ejector including a body havingits side Wall provided with grooves for receiving Said ribs to beangularly interlocked with the cylinder and slidable within the same,and a plurality of [elongated tubular] anvil elements [projecting fromthe rear end of the ejector body and slidably telescoping] within thechambers of the cylinder to remove shells from said chambers and tonormally set the rear ends of the anvil elements relative to thecylinder to define the depth of said shell receiving chambers.

3. In a toy revolver, the combination, comprising, a stock, a barrelpivotally supported on the stock for tilting movement, a drum unitmounted in the barrel and including, a cylinder having a body providedwith shell receiving chambers and having a rear end wall formed with anannular series of openings communicating with said shell receivingchambers, said cylinder also including side wall, an ejector having abody telescopically slidable within the said side wall of the cylinder,means for holding the cylinder and ejector slidably interlocked againstangular movement, said ejector body having a plurality of elongatedtubular anvil elements aligned with said openings for telescopic slidingmovement into and out of the cylinder, and cap seating faces on the endsof said anvil elements and disposed within said chambers.

4. In a toy revolver, the combination, comprising, a stock, a barrelpivotally mounted .on the stock for tilting movement, a drum unitrotatably mounted in the re-ar portion of the barrel and including, acylinder having a body provided with a rear end wall and a side wall,said rear end wall formed with an axial opening and a plurality ofopenings disposed around said axial opening and communicating with shellreceiving chambers, an ejector body slidable within and concealed by theside wall of the cylinder, a plurality of elongated tubular anvilelements on the body of less length than the over-all length of thecylinder and having end portions defining the nor- 6 mal inner limits ofsaid shell receiving chambers, said elements telescopically slidable inthe chambers, an axial shaft xed to the ejector and extending beyond thefront and read ends thereof, a spring confined between theinncr face ofthe rear wall of the cylinder and the rear portion of the body oftheejector, said spring normally maintaining the anvil elements of theejector removed from the shell receiving'chambers, and means foractuating said ejector upon tilting of the barrel to move the rear endof said shaft against the force of said spring through said l axialopening of the rear wall of the cylinder and also cause the anvilelements to simultaneously move through the cylinders of the chamber.

5. ln a toy revolver, the combination, comprising, a stock, a barrelpivotally mounted on the stock for tilting movement toward and from anormal position relative to the stock, a sleeve on the barrel, a drumunit including a cylinder having a closed rear wall and a side wall,said rear end wall provided with an annular series of openings each incommunication with a shell receiving chamber of the cylinder, an ejectorhaving a plurality of elongated tubular anvil elements and rotatablysupported on the sleeve and also rotatable with and slidably supportingsaid cylinder, a spring tending to force the ejector away from said rearend wall, and means for actuating said ejector upon the tilting of thebarrel on its pivot to move said anvil elements of the ejector from aretracted loading position to a projected ejecting position, saidejector then retractable by the release of the force of said spring torestore the same to normal loading position.

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